What ligament holds the dens against the fovea dentis of the atlas?
Transverse ligament of the atlas
What ligament(s) attach the dens to the basioccipital bone between occipital condyles?
Apical and alar ligaments
What ligament connects the spine of the atlas and the arch of the axis?
Dorsal atlanto-axial ligament
Where would you do a lumbar CSF tap?
Dog: Space between L5 and L6 or L6 and L7
Cat: Lumbosacral Junction
Cat: Lumbosacral Junction
What ligaments hold the heads of the left and right ribs into place?
Intercapital ligaments
What ligament courses between the axis and T1 vertebrae and is not present in the cat?
Nuchal ligament
What two ligaments course longitudinally along dorsal and ventral bodies of the vertebrae?
Dorsal longitudinal ligament
Ventral longitudinal ligament
Ventral longitudinal ligament
What ligament courses between the lumbar transverse processes?
Intertransverse ligament